Multispecies Lexicon proposes a new political and philosophical vocabulary for a more-than-human world, developing a lingua franca between oft-siloed schools of knowledge: scholars who write laws, scientists who research the natural world, and philosophers who contemplate Others' intersubjectivities. Structured as a lexicon rather than a linear argument, the volume assembles short entries that rethink governance, personhood, intelligence, ecology, and agency across human, animal, artificial, and environmental domains. Contributors challenge anthropocentric assumptions embedded in modern political thought, offering speculative yet practical language for planetary coexistence and collective flourishing. The Multispecies Lexicon complements a larger goal to research, develop, and facilitate "technologies of translation" between humans and non-humans for greater representation of Others in our governing fora.
Contributions by Jonathan S. Blake, Aminah Al-Attas Bradford, Cary Wolfe, Richard Fadok, Bing Song, N. Katherine Hayles, Jonathon Keats, Nils Gilman, Jade Clemons, Boris Shoshitaishvili, Bruno Clark, Frederic Hanusch, Sara Imari Walker
